Abstract: The purpose of this work was to evaluate the state-of-the-art of performance prediction for small horizontal-axis wind turbines. This effort was undertaken since few of the existing performance ...

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of blade geometric parameters such as pitch, twist, and taper on a blade’s sensitivity to leading edge roughness. The approach began ...

Abstract: The objective of this wind-tunnel test was to verify the predictions of the Eppler Airfoil Design and Analysis Code for a very thick airfoil having a high maximum lift coefficient designed ...

Abstract: A systematic blade design study was conducted to explore the trade-offs in using low-lift airfoils for a 750-kilowatt stall-regulated wind turbine. Tip-region airfoils having a maximum-lift ...